Dhanush And Aishwarya Rajnikanth To Get Divorced After 18 Years Of Marriage; Here’s Why The Couple Decided To Split
After 18 years of togetherness and being husband and wife, the parents to 2, Actor Dhanush and wife Aishwarya Rajnikanth decide to call it quits. Read to know more
The year actually began on a bittersweet note. While on one hand there was love-filled air, some couples took the shorter path and decided to call it off. Recently South and Bollywood star Dhanush shook the internet with his divorce news.
On January 17th, Dhanush confirmed his divorce from Aishwarya Rajinikanth. He issued a statement requesting that everybody preserve his and Aishwarya’s solitude at this difficult time.
“We have spent 18 years together as companions, a couple, parents, and well-wishers. The road has been one of growing, comprehending, adapting, and modifying. Today, we’ve reached a point when our paths diverge. Aishwarya and I have decided to split as a couple in order to fully understand ourselves as individual people. Please respect our stance and provide us with the necessary solitude to cope with this,” Dhanush wrote in a message on Twitter.
“No description needed, only your acceptance and your love are important!” Aishwarya responded on her social media accounts in reaction to the same message.
After a six-month romance, Dhanush and Aishwarya married in 2004. Both of their families are well-known in the Tamil cinema industry. While Aishwarya is Rajinikanth’s eldest daughter, Dhanush is the offspring of filmmaker Kasthuri Raja. Dhanush and Aishwarya got hitched when Dhanush was 21 and Aishwarya was 23 years old. Yatra and Linga, their two sons, are 15 and 11 years old, respectively.
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Dhanush creates songs occasionally, usually for his own films. He made his debut as a playback singer. The song “Why This Kolaveri Di” was posted on YouTube in 2011 as part of the music for Aishwarya Dhanush’s filmmaking breakthrough, 3 in India, the song’s video became the most popular. In Bollywood, he co-starred with Sonam Kapoor in the love drama Raanjhanaa. The crowd applauded his performance in the film. He was also recently seen in Aanand L. Rai’s digital film, in which he co-starred with Sara Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar.